Druids and Wood Weapons

[Li Shenron]

can anyone tell me why druids are able to use scimitars as weapons (being metal and all) ... I can understand using metal implements for non-combat related tasks..

I think their oath was not strictly against metal things, but more against heavy manufactured tools, but maybe it's only my idea: and I also thought Scimitars were basically crude blades which do not require any technology better than simply melting the iron in a rough shape...

At the same time, I thought "Ironwood" was meant to be a spell which transmutes Wood into Iron (or better, to give Wood the properties of Iron while keeping it wood), it sounds strange to me that it would turn, let's say, a crossbow into a druid-allowed crossbow and nothing else... If the main aim of the spell is to get druidic armors, it can be: I only wish they had made it very clear before.

I am afraid that all our doubts will be solved in 4ed when they'll abolish all druids limitation to end any argue

 

[Maldur]

Iallways thought the scimitar and sickle were shaped like the moon, so druids use them to show their affinity to the moon.

 

[Pielorinho]

Iallways thought the scimitar and sickle were shaped like the moon, so druids use them to show their affinity to the moon.

True, true -- but the scythe, kama, and falchion are also shaped like the crescent moon, yet are forbidden. A generous houserule might allow any curved weapon to be used in addition to any natural-material weapon. This would allow druids to use boomerangs, too, which is always a plus.

Daniel